Chemical constituents and health effects of sweet potato

S Wang, S Nie, F Zhu - Food Research International, 2016 - Elsevier
Sweet potatoes are becoming a research focus in recent years due to their unique nutritional
and functional properties. Bioactive carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, carotenoids …

Sweet potato is not simply an abundant food crop: A comprehensive review of its phytochemical constituents, biological activities, and the effects of processing

EP Laveriano-Santos, A López-Yerena… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, sweet potato (Ipomoea batata L.; Lam.) is considered a very interesting nutritive
food because it is rich in complex carbohydrates, but as a tubercle, contains high amounts of …

A comprehensive review of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam): Revisiting the associated health benefits

MK Alam - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam) have become a trending
research topic in recent years due to their special nutritional and functional properties. The …

Sweet potato: a review of its past, present, and future role in human nutrition

AC Bovell‐Benjamin - Advances in food and nutrition research, 2007 - Elsevier
The overall objective of this chapter is to review the past, present, and future role of the
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam) in human nutrition. Specifically, the chapter …

Sweet potato roots: Unrevealing an old food as a source of health promoting bioactive compounds–A review

TMR de Albuquerque, KB Sampaio… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Sweet potato (SP) roots play an old and important role in food culture
worldwide, although only in recent years this food has been research focus as a source of …

Bioactive compounds, antioxidants, and health benefits of sweet potato leaves

HC Nguyen, CC Chen, KH Lin, PY Chao, HH Lin… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is one of the most important food crops worldwide and its
leaves provide a dietary source of nutrients and various bioactive compounds. These …

A review of therapeutic potentials of sweet potato: Pharmacological activities and influence of the cultivar

TB Ayeleso, K Ramachela, E Mukwevho - Tropical Journal of …, 2016 - ajol.info
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a global food crop, now being recognized as a functional
food due to several of its nutraceutical components. Several experimental studies have …

The potential of sweetpotato as a functional food in sub-Saharan Africa and its implications for health: a review

FC Amagloh, B Yada, GA Tumuhimbise, FK Amagloh… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increasing urbanization in developing countries has resulted in busier lifestyles,
accompanied by consumption of fast foods. The consequence is an increased prevalence in …

Comparative analysis of phytochemicals and nutrient availability in two contrasting cultivars of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.)

S Shekhar, D Mishra, AK Buragohain, S Chakraborty… - Food chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Sweet potato ranks as the world's seventh most important food crop, and has major
contribution to energy and phytochemical source of nutrition. To unravel the molecular basis …

Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) leaf: its potential effect on human health and nutrition

S Islam - Journal of Food Science, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Previous experiments revealed that sweetpotato leaves contain a high content of
polyphenolics, namely anthocyanins and phenolic acids, compared with the major …